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How comes no one posted about Michael Anthony - RIP?

 
FanAttick 2023-09-01 21:31:05 

Legendary Caribbean Author Michael “Green Days by the River” Anthony dies

The Games Were Coming
The Year In San Fernando
Green Days by the River
Cricket in the Road

The amount of joy I got from reading this man’s work it is incredible

I would gladly give him the keys to every city and town in Jamaica..That’s how much I respect this giant

Sam Selvon
Michael Anthony
C Everard Palmer
Roger Mais
Geoffrey Drayton

just to name a few of the legends…

 
Brerzerk 2023-09-01 21:58:14 

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Wow Denyse (Denise) P and now him.
Some good soldiers stepping aside. May their works and spirit live on.

 
rudebway 2023-09-01 22:00:09 

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the year in san fernando. i think i read that in second form.

 
nitro 2023-09-01 23:04:02 

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Loved Green Days by The River.

 
analyst-kid 2023-09-01 23:20:50 

I did the year in San Fernando in First Form....I would never forget it

Green Days by the River...what a wonderful book of my childhood

FanAttick I endorse everything u said about those wonderful West Indian authors ...
I read and enjoyed them all especially Sam Selvon and Roger Mais!

 
Chrissy 2023-09-02 01:48:07 

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Read all his books


Sad